[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54996-54997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19464]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC)

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the Environmental Technologies 
Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) and solicitation of nominations for 
membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions under Title IV of the Jobs Through 
Trade Expansion Act, and under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Commerce announces the reestablishment of the 
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), as of 
August 16, 2020. The ETTAC was first chartered on May 31, 1994. The 
ETTAC serves as an advisory body to the Environmental Trade Working 
Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), reporting 
directly to the Secretary of Commerce in his/her capacity as Chairman 
of the TPCC. The ETTAC advises on the development and administration of 
policies and programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental 
technologies, goods, and services.

DATES: Nominations for membership must be received on or before 4:00 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please email nominations to Amy Kreps, ETTAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at 
[email protected]. Nominations must be submitted in either Microsoft 
Word or PDF format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Kreps, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration (Phone: 
202-603-4765; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Nominations: The Secretary of Commerce invites nominations to the 
ETTAC of U.S. citizens who will represent U.S. environmental goods and 
services companies that trade internationally, or trade associations 
and non-profit organizations whose members include U.S. companies that 
trade internationally. Companies must be at least 51 percent owned by 
U.S. persons. No member may represent a company that is majority-owned 
or controlled by a foreign government entity or foreign government 
entities.
    Membership in a committee operating under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act must be balanced in terms of economic subsector, 
geographic location, and company size. Committee members serve in a 
representative capacity and must be able to generally represent the 
views and interests of a certain subsector of the U.S. environmental 
industry. Candidates should be senior executive-level representatives 
from environmental technology companies, trade associations, and non-
profit organizations. Members of the ETTAC must have experience in the 
exportation of environmental goods and/or services, including:

(1) Air pollution control and monitoring technologies;
(2) Analytic devices and services;

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(3) Environmental engineering and consulting services;
(4) Financial services relevant to the environmental sector;
(5) Process and pollution prevention technologies;
(6) Solid and hazardous waste management technologies; and/or
(7) Water and wastewater treatment technologies.

    Nominees will be evaluated based upon their ability to carry out 
the goals of the ETTAC's enabling legislation. A copy of the ETTAC's 
current Charter is available at www.trade.gov/environmental-technologies-trade-advisory-committee. Appointments will be made to 
create a balanced Committee in terms of subsector representation, 
product lines, firm size, geographic area, and other criteria. Nominees 
must be U.S. citizens. All appointments are made without regard to 
political affiliation. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Secretary from the date of appointment to the Committee to the date on 
which the Committee's charter terminates (normally two years).
    If you are interested in becoming a member of the ETTAC, please 
provide the following information (2 pages maximum):
    (1) Name
    (2) Title
    (3) Work phone; fax; and email address
    (4) Organization name and address, including website address
    (5) Short biography of nominee, including written certification of 
U.S. citizenship (this may take form of the statement ``I am a citizen 
of the United States'') and a list of citizenships of foreign countries
    (6) Brief description of the organization and its business 
activities, including
    (7) Company size (number of employees and annual sales)
    (8) Exporting experience
    (9) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet 
the expected time commitments of Committee work, which includes:
    (i) Attending in-person committee meetings approximately four times 
per year,
    (ii) undertaking additional work outside of full committee meetings 
including subcommittee conference calls or meetings as needed, and
    (iii) drafting or commenting on proposed recommendations to be 
evaluated at Committee meetings.
    Please do not send company or trade association brochures or any 
other information not requested above. Nominees selected for 
appointment to the Committee will be notified by email.

Edward O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2020-19464 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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